Guides, Tutorials & Insights
Learn about residential proxies, web scraping, data collection strategies, and industry best practices from the Shifter team.
How to Collect Crypto Exchange and Market Data with Residential Proxies
Crypto data collection hits per-IP rate limits, geo-restrictions, and 24/7 uptime demands. Here is how residential proxies handle all three.
Chris Collins · August 15, 2026 Mobile Proxies vs Residential Proxies: When Each One Actually Makes Sense
Mobile proxies are the hardest to block but the priciest and least stable. Residential wins on pool size, geo, stability, and cost. Here is when each fits.
James Meadow · August 14, 2026 How Residential Proxy Rotation Actually Works
A gateway assigns exit IPs from a live pool of real home connections, controlled by your session token and TTL, and bounded by CGNAT and device churn.
Chris Collins · August 13, 2026 How We Benchmarked 15 Residential Proxy Networks with 15.6 Million Requests
The full method behind the Shifter proxy benchmark series: one machine, identical request volumes, five countries, 15 networks. Results, failures and what the numbers mean.
Chris Collins · August 13, 2026 Proxy Network Alternatives: How to Actually Compare 22 Providers
A practical guide to comparing residential proxy alternatives on pool size, network spread, price per GB and real commitment. Measured figures for 22 providers.
Matt Brown · August 13, 2026 15 Residential Proxy Providers, Ranked on One Identical Test
Every major residential proxy network ranked on measured data: pool depth, network spread, price and response time, from one identical test. Full scores for 15 providers.
James Meadow · August 13, 2026 How to Scrape Heavily Protected Sites: The Escalation Ladder from Plain Requests to Full Stealth
Don't run every scrape at max stealth. Match effort to the target: start with a plain client and clean IP, and climb only when a site forces you to.
Chris Collins · August 12, 2026 How to Scrape Sites That Require Login: Sessions, Cookies, and Sticky Proxies at Scale
Scraping behind a login is about identity, not rotation. Persist session cookies, pin each account to one clean sticky IP, and stay logged in without a ban.
Chris Collins · August 11, 2026